Gary Honig
Born: 1954 Washington D.C.
Lives and works: Silver Spring, MD
Education: St. Mary’s College of Maryland 1972
University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1973
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
Touchstone Gallery: – Oct – Nov 2008 | “These Dreams of You”
Bussolati: 2009 – 2010
Studio 1469 Art Gallery: June 2013 | “Every Picture Tells A Story”
White Cloud Gallery: June 2018 | “Small Steps (do big changes make)”
CoveHQ Workspace: 2018 – 2024 | Dupont Circle, D.C.
DCAC Nano Gallery: Oct 2020 – Jan 2021 | “A Native Son”
Selected Group Exhibitions:
WPA (Washington Project for the Arts): 1993 | Art Auction Washington DC
Studio 1019: September 1999 |The Red Party Washington DC
MD Tech Council: 2005 | Art Auction Rockville MD
Artomatic: 2007 Crystal City, VA
Upstairs on 7th Boutique: May 2010 | Washington DC
DC Week: Nov 2011| Brightest Young Things Washington DC
Women for Afghan Women: April 2017 | Art Auction New York, NY
Hole in the Sky Collective: Dec 2018 Washington DC
Human Rights Campaign: September 2019 | Art Auction Washington DC
Superfine! Art Fair: October 2019 Washington DC
DCArts Center: August 2020 Washington DC
Art Enables: September 2020 Washington DC Outside Forces
Touchstone Gallery: December 2020 Washington DC Spotlight
David Jones Gallery: March 2021 Kansas City MO
Maryland Art Place: May 2021 Out of Order
Pigments and Oil Gallery: June 2021 – August 2021 Washington DC
DCArts Center: August 2021 Wallmountables Washington DC
IA&A at Hillyer: April 2022 Invasion Washington DC
State of the Arts Gallery: May 2022 Sarasota, FL
ADMO ArtWalk: April 2023 Washington DC
Cooper’s Garage: March 2024 Taos, NM
Luke’s Wings Gala Honors Auction: May 2024
Selected Public Installations:
Nightclub 9:30: 2006 – current | Washington DC
Restore Motion: 2007 – 2018 | Rockville, MD
iStrategy Labs: 2008 – 2012 | Dupont Circle D.C. office
Chef Tony’s Restaurant: 2011 | Bethesda MD
Hobo’s Restaurant: 2012 | Rehoboth Beach, DE
Blue Moon Restaurant: 2013-2015 | Rehoboth Beach, DE
The Mohawk Apartments: 2014 – current (ongoing rotating) | Washington DC
Portals V Apartment Building: 2020 – current | Washington DC
Cove HQ Office: 2021 – 2024 | Washington DC
Carlyle Tower: 2022 – current | Alexandria, VA
DC Arts & Humanities Grant Award – 2023 Art Bank
Selected Publications:
WPA Art Directory | 2003 – 2004/2005 – 2006/2007 – 2008/2009 – 2011/2012
American Art Collector 2006
Being Art 2019 | Published Monograph
Press:
January 14, 2009 PoPville “New Art Displayed in Building For Lease on 14th Street”
June 17, 2009 PoPville “Artst, Gary Honig, Behind the Pieces at 1541 14th Street NW”
January 11, 2018 Empty Mirror Books Newsletter “On The Road, 4 Paintings by Moses Hawk”
June 7, 2021 PoPville “At Pigments and Oil Shop we present local artists”
June 7, 2021 East City Art “Pigments and Oil Shop Inaugural Opening Exhibition”
August 13, 2021 Washington Post “1460 Wallmountables, Pat Goslee, and Pigments and Oil Shop”
Selected Memberships:
Netvvrk.Art
Maryland State Arts Council
EastCity Arts Organization
Maryland Arts Registry
Artist & Makers Studios
Maryland Art Place
Selected Artist Related Projects*:
Eckington School: A group of artists renovated a historic DC School into studio/livable units.
The Mohawk: A group of artists renovated a historic apartment building into 9 studio/livable units.
Kings Ct Art Studios: A group of artists turned an abandoned warehouse into 6 large art studios.
Blagden Alley Arts Warehouse: With a partner, renovated large historic warehouse into multi-use art space.
This two level giant art space was the host of a variety of legendary arts related projects.
*Each of these projects were organized and created by a unique group of DC artists.
These projects are currently still in use as designed for artists.